About this book

Watching British Dragonflies is a totally new style of field guide to help you find and identify all the regularly occuring dragonflies in Britain and Northern Ireland.

For the very first time, a field guide combines expert species identification (including specially commissioned colour plates) with detailed information on the best dragonfly watching sites in the country.

Contents

Contents:

Quick ID Guide: A unique 14 page section with side by side comparison of each regular British species by family.

Species accounts: covers 46 species. All British breeding species receive a 2 page spread (vagrants receive a single pages) with specially commissioned artwork opposite concise species accounts.

Site Guide: featuring 94 of Britain's top dragonfly watching sites. All sites get at least a full page (some key sites such as Thurlsey Common in Surrey receive 2 pages) with full access details, species to look for, best time to visit and a site map.